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The National Monument is open! After seven weeks of being closed, Fort Frederica National Monument opened just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Tom and I kept working while we were closed, but it was odd not to see any people in the park or cars in the parking lot. Occasionally we would run across …

Fort Frederica may be closed, but Tom and I are still working on various projects. One project we undertook together last week was cleaning the library floor. Many years ago, no one knows how many, someone used a double sided duct tape to tape the rug in the library to the beautiful hardwood floor. Soon …

One of the wonderful things about living at Fort Frederica is the beautiful sunsets. The fort is positioned on the Frederica River and looks over the marsh to the west. Because Tom and I love to take evening walks, I get lots of pictures of sunsets. I know I have posted some before, but I …

Over the weekend, the curatorial building at Fort Frederica National Monument got a new roof. It really needed a new roof. The old, shingle roof had spots that were leaking, and it was covered with moss. So, early Saturday morning, a roofing crew came and started working on the roof of the curatorial building. I …

For the last several years, Ranger Michael has wanted a bake oven. Having worked with a bake oven at Grand Portage Tom and I knew how to use one. But, also knowing how much work they are, I wasn’t a big supporter of the idea. This year, however, volunteers Tim and Tom decided to do …

When Fort Frederica first closed in April, one of the first projects I helped with was the bookstore inventory. Always before, when I have helped with inventory, it has been while the park and the bookstore were open. The park closing made the bookstore inventory a lot easier and we took our time doing doing …

One of the projects we did here at Fort Frederica National Monument was put up a big tent. We sometimes say it is like a three-ring circus around here, so a tent seemed appropriate. The tent is intended to protect the archaeological dig that begins in May and will last through the summer. Our boss, …

Fort Frederica has abundant wildlife. One of the most abundant forms of wildlife in the park is the Eastern Mole. We see their effects every day in the park. In fact, they are our best archaeologists because they regularly dig up artifacts. The Eastern Mole is common across the eastern half of the United States. …

As I mentioned before, the park is closed but we still have lots of projects we are working on. Here is a collection of some of the random volunteer projects being done at Fort Frederica. Tom and Tim rebuilt the rope bed in the palmetto hut. The ropes had gotten pretty slack and the bed …